theft

UK: /ˈθɛft/ US: /θɛft/ ,(theft)

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theft /θɛft/   n. 

1. [uncountable] the act of stealing;
   larceny.
2. [countable] an instance of this.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

theft (theft),  n. 

1. the act of stealing;
   the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another;
   larceny.
2. an instance of this.
3. [Archaic.] something stolen.

• bef. 900; Middle English; Old English thēfth, thēofth; see thief, -th¹; cognate with Old Norse thȳfth, obsolete Dutch diefte

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theft / θɛft/ noun

1. the dishonest taking of property belonging to another person with the intention of depriving the owner permanently of its possession
2. something stolen

Etymology: Old English thēofth; related to Old Norse thӯfth, Old Frisian thiūvethe, Middle Dutch düfte; see thief